title: [Thymic cyst in the neck. Apropos of a case].
abstract: Cervical thymic cyst is an uncommon lesion. It is usually diagnosed after cervicotomy for lateral swelling of the neck. We present a case in a 12-year-old boy. Clinical diagnosis was cystic hygroma, but computed tomography revealed extension of the cyst to the anterior mediastinum, suggesting its thymic origin. Successful excision was performed through a neck incision alone. There has been no recurrence of the cyst nor immune deficiency within a 2-year follow-up. Pathogenesis and diagnostic modalities are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Service de Stomatologie et Chirurgie Maxillo-faciale, CHU Sahloul, Sousse, Tunisie.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Khochtali
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guessous
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mokni
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tlili
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mansouri
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bakir
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007153:Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / Q000517:prevention & control; D018191:Lymphangioma, Cystic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Kyste thymique cervical. A propos d'un cas.